Yeongcheon station

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Yeongcheon station
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Korean name
Hangul
영천역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yeongcheonnyeok
McCune–Reischauer Yŏngch'ŏnnyŏk
General information
Location Wansan-dong, Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang
South Korea
Coordinates 35°57′34″N128°56′21″E / 35.959512°N 128.939282°E / 35.959512; 128.939282
Operated by Korail
Line(s) Jungang Line, Daegu Line
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1918

Yeongcheon station is a railway station in the city of Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is on the Jungang Line and the Daegu Line.


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